"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Years ago they came to me, claiming they would protect me
Their fingers felt like silk, and lips tasted like candy
They were my everything, something left from a dream
This was the first time I felt so close to God
And all the angels lead me to his kingdom
There is no escaping
Judgement arise
Trapped in the kingdom of heartache
There's no way to understand, what the hell has happened
One minute on top of the world, the next minute I'm drowning
They took away everything, shattered all my dreams
This was the last time I felt so close to God
And all the angels lead me to his kingdom
There is no escaping
Judgement Arise
Trapped in the kingdom of heartache
[...]
Sacrifice, keep on bleeding
Mutilate all my feelings
Together in hell becoming a demon
Kingdom of heartache
Judgement Arise [x3]
In the kingdom of heartache
Their fingers felt like silk, and lips tasted like candy
They were my everything, something left from a dream
This was the first time I felt so close to God
And all the angels lead me to his kingdom
There is no escaping
Judgement arise
Trapped in the kingdom of heartache
There's no way to understand, what the hell has happened
One minute on top of the world, the next minute I'm drowning
They took away everything, shattered all my dreams
This was the last time I felt so close to God
And all the angels lead me to his kingdom
There is no escaping
Judgement Arise
Trapped in the kingdom of heartache
[...]
Sacrifice, keep on bleeding
Mutilate all my feelings
Together in hell becoming a demon
Kingdom of heartache
Judgement Arise [x3]
In the kingdom of heartache
Lyrics submitted by Dehumanizer555
Kingdom Of Heartache Lyrics as written by Chris Spicuzza Andy Herrick
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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what is Mark saying just before the [...] Sacrifice, keep on bleeding Mutilate all my feelings Together in hell becoming a demon
Every version of lyrics for this song seem to have this [...] in this part. Sounds something like 'Parda Tehll Quiver Satan', doesn't make sense though